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FCT police assure residents of watertight security at places of worship, others over Bomb threat

Metro, PoliticsAbuja, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Security

Amid threats by terrorists to attack important places, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has assured the Muslim faithful and other residents in the territory of safety during the Sallah celebration. In a statement by the spokesperson of the command, DSP Josephine Adeh, the Commissioner of Police, Babaji Sunday said robust security architecture has already been emplaced for the celebration, noting that the operation order is designed to ensure watertight security at all places of worship and their environs. The statement reads, “The Command wishes to emphatically enjoin members of the public to go about their lawful businesses without…

Apr

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Emergence of Saraki, Bala as consensus Candidates divides PDP, Northern elders

Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Next Level, Nigeria, Olusola Saraki, Politics

The emergence of Former Senate President Bukola Saraki and Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State as the preferred aspirants for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket has failed to achieve the desired outcome of presenting a united front against the ruling APC. Messrs Saraki and Mohammed, alongside Governor Aminu Tambuwal and Hayatu-Deen, had resolved to go into the consensus arrangement to reduce the number of aspirants going into the battle for the ticket. After weeks of moving around the country, the consensus arrangement, brokered by the former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, and announced by Ango Abdullahi, selected…

Apr

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2022

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APC tells aggrieved aspirants to decamp or form party if not satisfied with consensus

Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The ruling APC in Cross River State has advised aspirants for different political offices to decamp if they are not satisfied with consensus arrangements in the party. Chairman of the party, Alphonsus Eba spoke over a radio programme. Many aspirants in the state who were told to accept the consensus arrangements have expressed displeasure. Eba said it is not compulsory for disenchanted ones to remain stuck in APC when they can decamp or form their own parties. “If any one of you feels dissatisfied with the decision of the party to go for consensus candidates you can decamp to other…

Apr

29

2022

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RDI Picks N10million APC Nomination /Expression of Interest Form

Abia North, Abia State, Politics2023, Abia State, All Progressives Congress, Next Level, Ohafia, Politics, Rev. Dan Imo

…Ana Ekwu Ekwu, Ana Eme Eme The foremost contender for the representation of the good people of Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Rt. Rev. Daniel Imo, (RDI) has today, Friday, April 29, 2022, at the APC Headquarters Abuja, picked his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms in his avowed commitment to represent the Constituency in the Green Chambers of the National Assembly. The process was completed after making all the necessary payments to the tune of #10,000,00 (TEN MILLION NAIRA), the official amount payable to the party. As we have always maintained, without being immodest, Rev. Daniel Imo is going into the…

Apr

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2022

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We Will Synergize With You, Flo FM Radio Assures OMPAN

Abia State, PoliticsAbia State, Nigeria, OMPAN, Politics

The management of Flo FM Radio Umuahia, Abia state, has assured of their readiness to synergize with Abia Online Media Practitioners Association (OMPAN) in the area of media outreach and information dissemination. The Abia state Station Manager of Flo FM, Mr. Sampson Eze who disclosed this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to his office in Umuahia by the Exco members of OMPAN, said Flo FM is disposed to partner with Abia Online Media Practitioners Association as a critical stakeholder and big player in the media industry. According to him, "We are going to partner with you and we need…

Apr

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2022

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Yahaya Bello, Hope for Nigeria amidst intrigues of 2023 – Opinion

Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Yahaya Bello

For the first time in the political history of Nigeria, especially under Democratic dispensations, 2023 has proven to be a year filled with intrigues, endless permutations, and prospects for possible solutions to the myriad of Nigeria's seemingly endless challenges. This reality of the time does not exist because Nigeria lacks capable hands to steer her affairs to greatness, but because the supposed capable hands had, either by an act of omission, commission or simply out of negligence and lackadaisical disposition overlooked the yearnings of the people. It is therefore not out of place to recently notice that this lucuma so…

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FENRAD Mourns Victims of Illegal Refinery at Egbema/Ohaji of Imo state

MetroAccident, Imo State, Metro, Nigeria

...Calls for Impact Assessment and Proactive Environmental Regime. Foundation for Environmental Rights Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, a pro-democracy and environmental rights advocacy group sends its sincere condolences to all the families, friends and well-wishers of victims of the fire explosion which engulfed an illegal refinery in Abaezi forest within Ohaji/Egbema area of Imo State. The explosion, FENRAD gathered, claimed over a hundred lives with cars and other properties to boot. FENRAD by this release also commiserates with the people and government of Imo State over the sad occurrence. Repeatedly, FENRAD, as a pro-environment group seeking a fuller, greener planet with…

Apr

29

2022

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We are buying Twitter from Elon musk – Cubana Chief Priest

Economy, MetroCubana Chief Priest, Economy, Metro, Nigeria, Obi Cubana, Personality, Twitter

Less than 48 hours after taking over Twitter, Business mogul, Elon Musk is set to be put to the test, as celebrity barman, Cubana Chief priest, claims that him and some other billionaires from the Eastern part of Nigeria, are preparing a bid to buy Twitter from the world's richest man. "We are making progress on submitting our offer to acquire Twitter from Elon Musk, with $70B. Billionaires from the East comprising myself, Obi and E-Money and the rest, we are coming.." Cubana Chief priest tweeted. Early this year, business magnate Elon Musk proposed to buy out Twitter, Inc., for…

Apr

28

2022

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Thousands storm APC Secretariat as Yahaya Bello picks nomination forms

Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Football, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics, Yahaya Bello

Leading Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, picked up his Expression of Interest and Nomination Form to contest for the 2023 presidential election. Bello, who was the first to pay the N100 required for the forms, was received by a mammoth crowd of party faithfuls and support groups from across the country, who have been urging him to run for President. Addressing the mammoth crowd that had come to welcome him, Bello said, “Right now, what we have ahead of us is a task of canvassing and consulting all party faithfuls, leaders, delegates and…

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2022

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Train attack: Terrorists release kidnapped victim’s newborn baby picture

MetroBandits, Boko Haram, Crime, Metro, Nigeria, Security

The terrorists that kidnapped passengers of the AK9 Abuja-Kaduna bound train have released the picture of the newly born girl delivered by one of the pregnant women taken hostage. The mother of the baby was said to be eight-month pregnant before she and 62 others were abducted by the terrorists on the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, 2022. Of the 63 abducted passengers of the ill-fated train who are still in captivity, only the Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Hassan, regained his freedom after he was alleged to have paid N100m ransom. Meanwhile, almost one month after…